by alex | Jun 9, 2017 | newsletter
Apple is reported to be launching its “HomePod” Siri-controlled smart speaker in December this year, and although it’s in the same market as Amazon’s Echo and Sonos, the marketing message is that it’s more about music and sound quality. What Is Siri? Apple’s Siri is...
by alex | Jun 9, 2017 | newsletter
The recent terror attacks in Manchester and London have led to renewed calls by the UK government for more to be done to beat terror online including ending end-to-end encryption of messages and tech companies doing more to find and remove extremist content. Tighter...
by alex | Jun 9, 2017 | newsletter
Google’s new “Finding Choices” initiative will directly ask web users who encounter sites where content is funded by adverts to turn off their ad blocker or pay a subscription to view the content without adverts. Why Ad-Blockers? Ad-blockers are programs that work...
by alex | Jun 9, 2017 | tech tip
If you’re worried about the security implications of Wi-Fi Sense on Windows 10, and if you’d like to wipe off any details of any Wi-Fi networks you’ve signed into in the past, you can disable Wi-Fi Sense. Here’s how: Go to Start. Click on Settings. Select...
by alex | Jun 2, 2017 | tech tip
Instead of using Notepad or WordPad to make a note for yourself and risk missing it because the file is saved ‘out of sight’, Windows 10 allows you to attach a ‘sticky note’ to your desktop for an instant, obvious reminder. You can achieve this using Windows...
